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STV viewer reports strange sighting in skies over Glasgow

"Bright orange orbs hovering in formation" over cars in the north of the city.

By John Kilbride

03 August 2010 08:54 GMT

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STV viewer reports strange sighting in skies over Glasgow

Glasgow: Objects spotted in north of the city. Pic: © STV

An STV viewer has contacted us claiming to have seen something strange in the skies above Glasgow that they think could have been a UFO.

Grace Boardman was driving along Colston Road in the north of the city on Monday night at around 10.15pm when she spotted what she described as "twinkling stars moving in the sky."

She said: "When I stopped at a red light, three twinkling stars suddenly became  bright orange orbs hovering low in formation above the cars.

"There was no sound and they were definitely not planes or helicopters. The man in the car next to me spoke to his passenger and pointed to them also. They then became smaller and hovered in a V shape."

Ms Boardman could find no explanation for the objects she saw, and wonders if she was the only person to have witnessed the strange spectacle. While she is certain there is a logical explanation for what she saw, she does not know what it could have been.

Almost exactly a year ago, in August 2009, a viewer contacted STV with video taken in the Springburn area of Glasgow, an area close to Ms Boardman's sighting.

Bill Leadbitter described what he saw as "A cylindrical object, travelling fast and with flames visible, and moving silently." Like Ms Boardman's sighting this strange object was seen at around 10.15pm. A number of other people commented on the STV website that they had also seen the same thing.

Did you see the same thing in Glasgow on Monday night? Do you have any idea what it might have been? Post your comments below.

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    1. 03 Aug 2010 09:28Chico said

    I saw it too, it had little green men waving out the window and it had go faster stripes down the side.

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    2. 03 Aug 2010 10:49Pamie-Annie said

    hmmmmmm

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    3. 03 Aug 2010 12:02Jonathan said

    I seen it too when i was traveling along on great western road a few years ago when i was on my bike looked in the sky & seen 3 to 6 small orange lights moving in the sky slowly,i was saying to myself what is that because the lights weren't flashing on & off,the same way as a plane does huh strange

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    4. 03 Aug 2010 12:08angie_42 said

    I to saw these objects in the sky around the same time there were 5 in total and they were chinese lanterns, u see these lanterns on most clear nites, hope this clears up any misunderstanding.

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    5. 03 Aug 2010 12:56judgedead said

    Do you not have Chinese lanterns in scotland?

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    6. 04 Aug 2010 10:23lizb said

    I seen something similar last night in the southside about 10.30pm at first it was in the distance then came much nearer, just the one though and looked like a big blob of orange light, there was no noise from it at all, thought I had imagined it, glad someone else has seen the same thing, very weird!!!!

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    7. 05 Aug 2010 14:38bazaboy241 said

    I seen the same thing in the north area of glasgow on the 20th july. It flew over my house around 10.35pm an i ran into the kitchen to catch another glimpse of it. But the lights had went out an it was dark grey in colour an triangle shaped weird...

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    8. 07 Aug 2010 15:00sunn22 said

    hi i saw same object on thursday night too i was at my local in sacaren st i went out for a ciggy and saw it bout same time as other person i got few regulars out to see it too as i didnt know what it was it was defo not plane or helicopter or even a chinese lantern it was too big

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